The CEO's Guide to CRM Success

Customer relationship management (CRM) is the first and foremost strategy and corporate philosophy that puts the customer at the center of business operations so as to increase profits by improving customer acquisition and retention. It involves identifying high-value customers and automating processes so that sales, marketing, and service efforts will be more efficient and effective. However, to ensure the success of a CRM initiative, upper management must have a clear vision and establish a customer-focused culture.

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In general, most organizations agree that customer satisfaction—one measure of customer relationship management (CRM) success—improves when CRM software is implemented. This white paper discusses the keys to successfully implementing CRM software solutions, as well as some of the important prerequisites—people and processes—to finding and installing CRM technology. Read More

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